How common is the surname Thibodeau?

7,904 people in the United States had the surname Thibodeau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,062 Americans. It ranked 4,487th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Thibodeau?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Thibodeau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Thibodeau?

Tom Thibodeau, American basketball coach.

Where is the surname Thibodeau most common?

Wikidata records people named Thibodeau in the United States.

Is the surname Thibodeau getting more or less common?

More common. 7,746 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,904 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Thibodeau

A French surname, carried by 7,904 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex T130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Thibodeau is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Thibodeau.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,904 people named Thibodeau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,062 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,746.

#4,487

rank among US surnames

7,904

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #4,235)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,478	Chestnut	7,924	38,963
#4,479	Eggers	7,921	38,978
#4,480	Armstead	7,919	38,988
#4,481	Muro	7,916	39,003
#4,483	Jeanbaptiste	7,915	39,008
#4,484	Clemmons	7,914	39,013
#4,485	Dykstra	7,913	39,018

Who is named Thibodeau

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Thibodeau identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Thibodeaus

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tom Thibodeau
American basketball coach, born 1958

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Thibodeau come from?: Borrowed from French Thibodeau.
How common is the surname Thibodeau?: 7,904 people in the United States had the surname Thibodeau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,062 Americans. It ranked 4,487th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Thibodeau?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Thibodeau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Thibodeau?: Tom Thibodeau, American basketball coach.
Where is the surname Thibodeau most common?: Wikidata records people named Thibodeau in the United States.
Is the surname Thibodeau getting more or less common?: More common. 7,746 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,904 in 2010, up 2.0%.